faculty news

Only 36 percent of commuters drive alone, according to UCLA’s annual State of the Commute report.

UC chief investment officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher manages the UC pension, endowment, short-term and total-return investment pools.

While war rages in Syria, that country's people can still experience the culture and history of the region’s Mesopotamian roots through an exhibit made possible by a Kurdish nonprofit organization and UCLA archaeologist Giorgio Buccellati.

Alfred Osborne Jr., senior associate dean and professor of global economics and management at UCLA Anderson School of Management, in conversation with Dean Judy Olian.

'Museum of Endo-luminosity opening on Thursday, Feb. 19, 5-7 p.m. at UCLA's Art|Sci Gallery at the California NanoScience Institute.

UCLA chief privacy officer Kent Wada and professor Christine Borgman have been named to lead a newly created UCLA data governance task force.

Health insurance provider Anthem Inc. is offering identity repair assistance and credit monitoring services, in response to the recent data breach, to current and former members enrolled in 2004 or later.

Professor Carol Bakhos, director of the UCLA Center for the Study of Religion, will launch her new book with a panel discussion on Thursday, Feb. 19, 12 p.m. at 6275 Bunche Hall.

Troy Ratcliff and Veronica Ochoa were named Medical Assistants of the Year by the UCLA Ambulatory Care nursing team.

UCLA postdoctoral scholar Aomawa Shields of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been named to the 2015 class of TED fellows.

UC Living Well, the university’s wellness initiative, is here to help UC employees who want to lose weight, exercise more or just generally improve their health.

Marcus Anthony Hunter, assistant professor of sociology and African American studies in the UCLA College, will discuss his book, “Black Citymakers: How The Philadelphia Negro Changed Urban America” on Thursday, Feb. 12 at the Bunche Center.

The UCLA Film and Television Archive concludes its Kenji Mizoguchi series with “The 47 Ronin” on Feb. 15 in the Billy Wilder Theater.

Barbara Romanowicz, internationally renowned UC Berkeley professor of geophysics, will present UCLA's 2015 Mautner Memorial Lecture, 'A Voyage Through the Earth’s Deep Interior.'

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television welcomes a stellar group of international costume designers, among them this year’s Academy Award nominees, to discuss their craft.

Jayathi Y. Murthy, chair and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Texas, Austin, has been appointed dean of UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced today.

Anthem, Inc. disclosed on Feb. 4 that it was the target of a very sophisticated cyber attack that potentially compromised information about UC students, retirees, employees and their dependents.

CaliParks.org aims to bring parks to everyone by making finding nearby parks and activities as easy as pulling out your smartphone.

Jillian Neuner raised $1,750 for UCLA research in honor of a friend battling Ewing's Sarcoma, one of the rarest forms of pediatric cancer.

UCLA is making available free software to the campus community that downloads in seconds and increases the chance that campus police or other local law enforcement agencies will be able to reunite owners with stolen electronic devices.

Dr. Victor Marder, a UCLA scientist and recognized leader in the field of hematology research, died Jan. 29 at his home in Los Angeles, California.

Attorneys Lane Dilg and Ina Bryant have joined the UCLA Office of Legal Affairs as senior campus counsel.

Linda McDermott, night shift lead nurse in labor and delivery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, has spent nearly three decades assisting couples when their 'big day' occurs at night.

'Fragments of Extinction: An Environmental Sound-Art Project on the Acoustic Biodiversity of Rainforests' will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 26, 5:30 p.m. at the California NanoSystems Institute.

Benjamin Nathan will join UCLA Health Sciences as the chief information officer for the David Geffen School of Medicine, effective on May 4.  Nathan will provide the vision and leadership for the administration, research and educational information systems of the medical school.